Event Coordinator / Bookseller

Are you book obsessed, detail oriented, gregarious, organized, and proactive at problem solving?

Do you want to meet the authors who are your heroes?

We’re looking for an experienced Events Coordinator to join Wolfe & Kron Books and help us grow our Workshops, Book Clubs, Community Activities. This really does mean everything from some naarishkeit like bedazzling horseshoe crabs, to organizing and coordinating a multi-author event complete with panels and dinners. The sky is the limit and our customers expect us to deliver the unexpected.

Your job will be to plan, coordinate, promote, and execute events including Author Signings, Book Clubs, Craft Workshops, Book Releases, Author Panels, Maker Markets, and whatever else we can dream up.

RESPONSABILITIES

• Manage local partner business relationships to host book clubs & author events
• Track success rate of events based on attendance, ticket sales, book sales, media coverage, and other ROI
• Select Holiday / Farmers markets and other Pop-up opportunities and set inventory stock requirements and order timing
• Handle donations, collaborations, etc for local fundraisers by non-profits and community groups
• Write up and post events on the Wolfe & Kron Books website, social media, newsletter, and local events calendars
• Identify and track books to promote on their release days
• Maintain organized records of contracts, budgets, attendee lists, and feedback to evaluate success and inform future planning.

REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to lift and carry 50lb boxes of books, climb ladders, and stand for extended periods of time
• Reliable transportation to and from work in Asbury Park, and to off-site events
• Availability during store hours including nights, weekends, and holidays
• Punctuality and task management, including self-directed work, are a must

As a retail store, we do wind up open through many of the major holidays. We will be closed and on both Christmas Eve/Day and New Years Eve/Day.

(for the rest of the job description, visit our website ...cause there's other stuff too...)

You will also have the opportunity to take classes through the Professiona Bookseller's School, paid for by the store.

Pay: From $20.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Work Location: In person